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Televised Presidential Debates Announced in Cedar Rapids
Coalition sponsoring 2000 Presidential iACE Debatesi to promote
discussion of Agriculture, Conservation, Energy and Environment issues
FOR RELEASE: October 4, 1999
For Additional Information Contact:
Lisa Wade, LCV Education Fund (202)785-0730
Chuck Peters, Gazette Communications, Inc. (319)368-8878
Paul Hansen, Izaak Walton League (301)548-0150
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- Agriculture, conservation, energy and the environment
will take center stage at the January 2000 presidential ACE Debates
announced today in Cedar Rapids. Sponsored by Iowa Farmer Today, The
Gazette and KCRG, the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and
the Izaak Walton League of America, the ACE Debates will be held January
10 and January 12 at the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar
Rapids. Each debate will be broadcast live, both in Iowa and nationally.
Invitations are being delivered to each candidateis national and Iowa
campaign headquarters today.
- Iowa Farmer Today, The Gazette and KCRG are sponsoring these debates as
a public service for the thousands of Iowans who care deeply about
agriculture and conservation issues, but might not have the chance to
hear a substantive discussion of these issues in other national debates,i
said Chuck Peters, chief operating officer of Gazette Communications,
Inc.
iIssues concerning agriculture and the environment affect our everyday
lives. Itis appropriate to have a forum for the presidential candidates
devoted just to these issues.i
A poll conducted for the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund in
August showed that 87 percent of likely Iowa caucus attendees believe
environmental protection should be a top priority for presidential
candidates. Strong support for presidential candidates committed to
environmental protection is broad-based among voters identified as
Republicans (82 percent), Democrats (94 percent) and Independents (87
percent).
iVoters in Iowa, and throughout the country, want to hear where the
presidential candidates stand on issues pertaining to agriculture,
conservation, energy and the environment,i said Deb Callahan, president
of the LCV Education Fund. iThe quality of our air, our water and our
natural resources are issues too important to be ignored by the
presidential candidates. The ACE Debates will provide a forum in which
voters can hear a real dialogue about each candidateis vision for the
future on these issues that are central to everyoneis quality of life.i
Two debates are scheduled: the first on January 10, for the presidential
candidates participating in the Iowa Republican caucus and the second on
January 12, for the Democratic presidential candidates. An expected
audience of 1,200 people will view each debate in person, while millions
more will watch the debates on television and over the Internet. The
events will be aired live on KCRG-TV and KCRG radio and will be available
over satellite at no charge to stations across the country.
iThe Izaak Walton League has been a strong voice for conservation in Iowa
for over 75 years,i said Paul Hansen, executive director. iAs an
organization comprised primarily of conservation-minded Americans who
hunt and fish, the League brings a special perspective to these debates
and to the conservation community.i The Izaak Walton League of America
has over 6,000 members in Iowa alone.
The debates are being funded solely through the primary sponsors. A
broad consortium of local and national groups interested in agriculture,
conservation, energy and the environment will also serve as hosts for the
professionally produced ACE Debates. Additional details about the
format, moderator and content will be released in the next few weeks.
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ABOUT THE SPONSORS
Gazette Communications, Inc. is a media company located in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa which publishes The Gazette newspaper, The Iowan magazine, Iowa
Commerce magazine, Iowa Farmer Today, local shoppers, and does commercial
printing. Gazette Communications, Inc. has numerous sites online,
audiotex services and direct marketing services. In addition, its
affiliates include KCRG television and radio as well as two software
development firmsoDecisionmark and Gazette Technologies. Find out more
about Gazette
Communications, Inc. and its publications at www.Iowa.com.
Iowa Farmer Today is the leading publication in the region devoted to
agriculture and farming. Published by Gazette Communications, Inc., the
award-winning Iowa Farmer Today is circulated weekly to over 71,000 farm
owners and operators throughout the region. Now in its 15th year, Iowa
Farmer Today has covered wide-ranging topics of importance to Iowa
farmers -- from presidential elections to shifting farm legislation, from
droughts and floods to advances in crop and livestock production. Find
Iowa Farmer Today on the Internet at www.IowaFarmer.com.
The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about
environmental issues and encouraging citizens to participate in the
democratic process. For more information, visit the LCV Education Fund
website at www.lcvedfund.org.
The Izaak Walton League of America is a national conservation
organization with 50,000 members and supporters, 21 state divisions and
more than 300 local chapters. Founded in 1922, the League now has over
6,000 members in 54 chapters in communities throughout Iowa. Visit the
Izaak Walton League of America website at www.iwla.org.
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League of Conservation Voters
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Washington, DC 20036
(202)785-8683
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